Open House

Thank you to everyone who attended open house. We had a great time and we know our friends really enjoyed showing you their life as a first grader. We would like to thank everyone who donated and helped us prepare for this special night. We are so happy to have your child in our class. This is going to be a bumpin' year!

Our first week!

Our first week of school was a huge success! We met new friends and caught up with old friends. On the first day of school we watched a cool band. We had so much fun singing and dancing. Our PTA gifted everyone with a cool shirt to wear and the entire school wore it the next day. In class we jumped right into the swing of things. We had Skills Block, we reviewed our sounds and letters using the Smart Board. In Readers' Workshop, we listened to stories and wrote responses about them. During Writers' Workshop, we made self portraits and wrote biographies. In math we had a chance to explore math manipulatives and start our diagnostics. This week was a blast! We even had fun Friday treats! What a great way to start off the year. :)

Disco Fever!

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer break so far. We have been relaxing and enjoying our summer as well. Now it is time to get ready for school. Our theme for this year will be Disco for 1st grade. Each grade level is a different genre of music. Don't forget to send us a letter or post card this summer. We will see you soon far out first graders!



Check out the theme video for this year!

Our school is having an author visit! Leslie Helakoski who wrote our March Book of the Month,Big Chickens, is coming to Chets Creek. To prepare for her visit our class did a retelling of that book. Each student helped illustrate a page. As a class we then voted on which students should retell the story. See if your child is a star in our retelling below!!

Garage Sale!

This year Chets Creek Elementary will be hosting and participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event. The event will take place in May. To raise money for this fantastic event, Chets Creek will be hosting a Garage Sale. On Saturday, February 7th, from 8am-12pm, we will host a garage sale in the front of the school. You can help by donating gently used items and by attending the event! Donations can be brought to Chets Creek on Friday, February 6th. For more information look for a flyer going home with your child this week!

P- Party!

Our P-party was a huge success!! We had a fantastic fun filled day! The day kicked off by decorating our party pails with fun holiday and seasonal stickers. We then watched Polar Express and drank some delicious hot chocolate. After the movie our tummies began to tell us we were hungry. It was time for a lunch filled with P. We had pizza, popcorn, pretzels, potato chips, and pink lemonade. What a great lunch! But, there was still more to do! Our Afternoon was filled with craft stations. We made snowmen, Polar Express necklaces, popcorn strings, decorated cookies, and coloring sheets. We also had an extra bonus, we were allowed to were our pajamas all day!! What a great way to end before winter vacation! We couldn't have had this much fun without the help of our special friends who donated many of the items! Thanks!

Math Time!

Choice Time

In our class math is always a blast! That's because of choice time. During choice time students are allowed to choose what they would like to work on. Students are allowed to choose from different games and activities they learn throughout the week. In the pictures below students are having fun playing Math compare, Grab and Count, and Compare Tens. Math compare consists of a deck of cards where students have to identify which card is the highest. Grab and count consists of a basket of manipulatives. Students have to grab a handful and then count to see how many they have. They must also then show a representation of the amount. In compare ten, students are given five items and unfix cubes. Students must first make the tower, often using the unfix cubes, then measure the items to see if they are longer, shorter, or the same as a tower of ten.